EP3476610A4 - LIQUID TANK AND LIQUID INJECTION DEVICE - Google Patents

LIQUID TANK AND LIQUID INJECTION DEVICE Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3476610A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: liquid; injection device; tank; liquid tank; liquid injection
Prior art date: 2016-06-28
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP17819837.0A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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Hidenao Suzuki

Naomi Kimura

Shoma Kudo

Takanori Matsuda

Koji Kawai

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Seiko Epson Corp

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Seiko Epson Corp

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2016-06-28

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2017-06-12

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2020-02-19

2016-06-28 Priority claimed from JP2016127303A external-priority patent/JP2018001444A/en

2016-06-30 Priority claimed from JP2016129808A external-priority patent/JP2018001528A/en

2016-06-30 Priority claimed from JP2016129804A external-priority patent/JP2018001525A/en

2017-06-12 Application filed by Seiko Epson Corp filed Critical Seiko Epson Corp

2019-05-01 Publication of EP3476610A1 publication Critical patent/EP3476610A1/en

2020-02-19 Publication of EP3476610A4 publication Critical patent/EP3476610A4/en

2021-12-08 Application granted granted Critical

2021-12-08 Publication of EP3476610B1 publication Critical patent/EP3476610B1/en

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EP17819837.0A 2016-06-28 2017-06-12 Liquid container and liquid injection apparatus Active EP3476610B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2016127303A JP2018001444A (en)	2016-06-28	2016-06-28	Liquid container and liquid injection device
JP2016129808A JP2018001528A (en)	2016-06-30	2016-06-30	Liquid jet device
JP2016129804A JP2018001525A (en)	2016-06-30	2016-06-30	Liquid container and liquid jetting device
PCT/JP2017/021647 WO2018003473A1 (en)	2016-06-28	2017-06-12	Liquid container and liquid injection apparatus

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EP3476610A1 EP3476610A1 (en)	2019-05-01
EP3476610A4 true EP3476610A4 (en)	2020-02-19
EP3476610B1 EP3476610B1 (en)	2021-12-08

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EP17819837.0A Active EP3476610B1 (en)	2016-06-28	2017-06-12	Liquid container and liquid injection apparatus

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US (1)	US10981390B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP3476610B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN109328140B (en)
TW (1)	TW201801946A (en)
WO (1)	WO2018003473A1 (en)

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US10981390B2 (en)	2021-04-20
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